The Hidden Prison of Time

When the Past Becomes the Present By Gurudev Shri Amritji Most human suffering does not begin in the present moment. It begins in unconscious identification with emotional memory-events from the past that continue to live within the body, nervous system, and mind as...

The Hidden Filter Through Which You See the World

How Unresolved Tension Becomes Stress By Gurudev Shri Amritji The foundational field in which all later psychological movement arises begins at the point where perception first divides into a sense of “me” and “the world,” creating the initial structure of separation...

Why Do the Yoga Sutras Begin With Samadhi?

By Gurudev Shri Amritji One of the most unique and overlooked aspects of Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is that it begins with the fourth stage of yoga in the first chapter. The Yoga Sutras opens with Samadhi Pada, the chapter on samadhi, realization, and the experience of...
Have You Been Practicing Yoga Backwards?

Have You Been Practicing Yoga Backwards?

The refinement of technique is not the same as awakening awareness. By Gurudev Shri Amritji Your body is the visible soul. The false self that has continuously abused the body has not only violated it and lived in conflict with it, but has also lived in separation...

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Mental Calories: How Unseen Thoughts Weigh You Down

Written by Gurudev Shri AmritjiToday, we are careful about what we feed our physical bodies. We read labels, count calories, take supplements. But we do not apply the same care to what we mentally and emotionally feed ourselves. The thoughts we think, the judgments we...

The Path of Awakening Requires Remembering

Written by Gurudev Shri Amritji Guru Purnima is a sacred day in the yogic tradition, observed on the full moon of the lunar month of Ashadha (June–July). It has been celebrated for thousands of years as a time to honor the guru—the spiritual teacher and inner guide...

Not Just Air: The Power of Breath

Written by Gurudev Shri Amritji Breath as Bridge Between Conscious and SubconsciousYour breath is not merely a physical function. It is the living bridge between your mind, the conscious, thinking self, and your subconscious inner body, which operates automatically...

Accessing the Source of Oneness

Written by Gurudev Shri Amritji When you are identified with your self-image, it acts as a screen of self-concepts and pre-learned perceptions. It arises from the reactively distorted impressions stored in your memories of the past. When you perceive through this...